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1897 St. Louis Browns Batting Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1896 / 1898)
29-102, Finished 12th in National League
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Scored 588 runs, Allowed 1083 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 32-99
Manager: Tommy Dowd (6-22), Hugh Nicol (8-32), Bill Hallman (13-36) and Chris Von der Ahe (2-12)
Ballpark: Robison Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 136,400 (9th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 98, Pitching - 102;   one-year: Batting - 93, Pitching - 98

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Team Batting

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Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 C Klondike Douglass* 25 125 583 516 77 170 15 3 6 50 12 52 .329 .403 .405 .808 115 209 12 3
2 1B Mike Grady 27 83 363 322 48 90 11 3 7 45 7 26 .280 .352 .398 .749 99 128 10 5
3 2B Bill Hallman 30 79 334 298 31 66 6 2 0 26 12 24 .221 .288 .255 .543 45 76 4 8
4 SS Monte Cross 27 131 544 462 59 132 17 11 4 55 38 62 .286 .379 .396 .775 106 183 7 13
5 3B Fred Hartman 29 124 555 516 67 158 21 8 2 67 18 26 .306 .350 .390 .740 96 201 9 4
6 OF Dick Harley* 24 89 383 330 43 96 6 4 3 35 23 36 .291 .379 .361 .740 97 119 11 6
7 OF Tuck Turner# 24 103 461 416 58 121 17 12 2 41 8 35 .291 .350 .404 .754 100 168 3 7
8 OF Dan Lally 29 87 377 355 56 99 15 5 2 42 12 9 .279 .310 .366 .676 79 130 7 6
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
9 UT John Houseman? 27 80 317 278 34 68 6 6 0 21 16 28 .245 .329 .309 .638 70 86 7 4
10 C Morgan Murphy 30 62 218 207 13 35 2 0 0 12 1 6 .169 .196 .179 .375 0 37 1 4
11 OF Tommy Dowd 28 35 157 145 25 38 9 1 0 9 11 6 .262 .291 .338 .629 67 49 0 6
12 C Ed McFarland 22 31 120 107 14 35 5 2 1 17 2 8 .327 .374 .439 .813 116 47 0 5
13 1B Roger Connor* 39 22 97 83 13 19 3 1 1 12 3 13 .229 .333 .325 .659 75 27 0 1
14 2B Lou Bierbauer* 31 12 49 46 1 10 0 0 0 1 2 0 .217 .217 .217 .435 16 10 0 3
15 OF Ed Biecher? 21 3 12 12 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 77 4 0 0
16 OF Frank Huelsman 23 2 7 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714 88 3 0 0
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
17 P Red Donahue 24 49 163 155 11 33 7 2 1 14 1 4 .213 .233 .303 .536 42 47 0 4
18 P Bill Hart? 31 46 157 156 14 39 1 2 2 14 4 1 .250 .255 .321 .575 52 50 0 0
19 P Kid Carsey* 26 13 44 43 2 13 2 2 0 5 1 1 .302 .318 .442 .760 101 19 0 0
20 P Willie Sudhoff 22 11 44 42 7 10 1 0 0 3 0 1 .238 .256 .262 .518 38 11 0 1
21 P Bill Kissinger 25 14 42 39 7 13 3 2 0 6 0 3 .333 .381 .513 .894 136 20 0 0
22 P Percy Coleman? 20 12 31 28 2 6 0 0 0 3 0 1 .214 .290 .214 .505 35 6 2 0
23 P Duke Esper? 28 8 26 25 2 8 0 0 0 3 0 1 .320 .346 .320 .666 78 8 0 0
24 P Con Lucid? 23 6 21 17 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .176 .333 .176 .510 38 3 0 0
25 P Bill Hutchison 37 6 19 18 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .278 .316 .389 .705 87 7 0 0
26 P John Grimes 28 3 10 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .286 .500 .286 .786 112 2 0 0
27 P Mike McDermott? 34 4 9 9 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .333 .556 47 3 0 0
28 P Roy Evans 23 3 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .500 .000 .500 39 0 0 0
Team Totals 27.1 132 5149 4642 588 1277 149 67 31 484 172 354 .275 .336 .356 .692 84 1653 73 80
Rank in 12 NL teams 7 12 10 11 11 6 10 11 7 11 11 12 11 11
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
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* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Advanced Batting

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Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary
?Ed Biecher 21 12 8 1 3.2 106 .333 .333 .296 .333 .360 .333 .393 .667 .753 77 .328 -0.4 -0.0 .625 .083 .000 .0 /O
*Lou Bierbauer 31 49 39 2 1.3 106 .217 .217 .296 .217 .360 .217 .393 .435 .753 16 .088 -5.7 -0.6 .333 .043 .000 .0 4
*Kid Carsey 26 44 30 6 5.2 106 .302 .302 .296 .318 .360 .442 .393 .760 .753 101 .536 -0.4 -0.0 .700 .186 .140 .0 1
?Percy Coleman 20 31 22 1 1.2 106 .214 .214 .296 .290 .360 .214 .393 .505 .753 35 .072 -2.6 -0.2 .409 .036 .000 1
*Roger Connor 39 97 65 9 3.6 106 .220 .229 .296 .333 .360 .325 .393 .659 .753 75 .371 -2.7 -0.2 .672 .289 .096 1.5 3
Monte Cross 27 544 343 68 5.1 106 .279 .286 .296 .379 .360 .396 .393 .775 .753 106 .531 5.7 0.5 .879 .327 .110 7.2 *6
Red Donahue 24 163 126 11 2.3 106 .208 .213 .296 .233 .360 .303 .393 .536 .753 42 .202 -13.8 -1.3 .426 .123 .090 1.0 1/O3
*Klondike Douglass 25 583 349 82 6.1 106 .322 .329 .296 .403 .360 .405 .393 .808 .753 115 .607 14.0 1.3 .824 .200 .076 8.0 2O3/56
Tommy Dowd 28 157 113 14 3.2 106 .262 .262 .296 .291 .360 .338 .393 .629 .753 67 .325 -7.2 -0.7 .617 .193 .076 .0 O/4
?Duke Esper 28 26 17 3 4.6 106 .320 .320 .296 .346 .360 .320 .393 .666 .753 78 .478 -0.8 -0.1 .529 .040 .000 /1
Roy Evans 23 6 3 0 0.0 106 .000 .000 .296 .500 .360 .000 .393 .500 .753 39 .000 0.1 0.0 1.000 1.000 .000 /1
Mike Grady 27 363 237 43 4.7 106 .263 .280 .296 .352 .360 .398 .393 .749 .753 99 .491 -0.5 -0.1 .737 .220 .118 7.0 3/O
John Grimes 28 10 5 1 5.2 106 .286 .286 .296 .500 .360 .286 .393 .786 .753 112 .536 0.5 0.0 1.000 .429 .000 /1
Bill Hallman 30 334 240 21 2.3 106 .221 .221 .296 .288 .360 .255 .393 .543 .753 45 .203 -23.5 -2.3 .500 .154 .034 .0 4/3
*Dick Harley 24 383 240 43 4.6 106 .284 .291 .296 .379 .360 .361 .393 .740 .753 97 .485 0.3 0.0 .808 .248 .070 5.3 O
?Bill Hart 31 157 117 13 2.9 106 .240 .250 .296 .255 .360 .321 .393 .575 .753 52 .283 -11.9 -1.1 .470 .103 .071 2.7 1/O3
Fred Hartman 29 555 362 68 4.9 106 .304 .306 .296 .350 .360 .390 .393 .740 .753 96 .507 -3.4 -0.3 .709 .169 .083 3.6 *5
?John Houseman 27 317 214 27 3.3 106 .245 .245 .296 .329 .360 .309 .393 .638 .753 70 .332 -11.6 -1.1 .652 .223 .065 .0 4O/65
Frank Huelsman 23 7 5 1 5.2 106 .286 .286 .296 .286 .360 .429 .393 .714 .753 88 .536 -0.1 -0.0 .600 .143 .143 /O
Bill Hutchison 37 19 13 2 4.0 106 .278 .278 .296 .316 .360 .389 .393 .705 .753 87 .416 -0.5 -0.1 .615 .167 .111 /1
Bill Kissinger 25 42 26 8 8.0 106 .333 .333 .296 .381 .360 .513 .393 .894 .753 136 .717 1.8 0.2 .885 .256 .179 /O1
Dan Lally 29 377 262 39 3.8 106 .275 .279 .296 .310 .360 .366 .393 .676 .753 79 .401 -11.9 -1.1 .617 .146 .087 3.4 O/3
?Con Lucid 23 21 14 1 1.8 106 .176 .176 .296 .333 .360 .176 .393 .510 .753 38 .149 -1.3 -0.1 .500 .235 .000 /1
?Mike McDermott 34 9 7 1 3.7 106 .222 .222 .296 .222 .360 .333 .393 .556 .753 47 .384 -0.7 -0.1 .429 .111 .111 /1
Ed McFarland 22 120 77 18 6.0 106 .321 .327 .296 .374 .360 .439 .393 .813 .753 116 .605 2.2 0.2 .792 .206 .112 1.3 2/3O4
Morgan Murphy 30 218 176 7 1.0 106 .169 .169 .296 .196 .360 .179 .393 .375 .753 0 .057 -30.3 -3.0 .262 .043 .010 .0 2/3
Willie Sudhoff 22 44 33 3 2.4 106 .238 .238 .296 .256 .360 .262 .393 .518 .753 38 .214 -3.9 -0.4 .375 .048 .024 1
#Tuck Turner 24 461 302 58 5.0 106 .287 .291 .296 .350 .360 .404 .393 .754 .753 100 .517 -0.9 -0.1 .725 .216 .113 3.2 *O
League Average 4.8 108 .286 .291 .299 .353 .363 .385 .397 .738 .760 94 .503 .746 .225 .094
Team Total 5149 3445 551 4.1 106 .270 .275 .296 .336 .360 .356 .393 .692 .753 84 .434 -109.6 -10.6 .669 .194 .081 52.5
Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary

Team Neutralized Batting

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Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact
?Ed Biecher 21 4 14 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 3 3
*Lou Bierbauer 31 14 55 55 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 12 12
*Kid Carsey 26 20 65 64 3 16 2 2 0 5 1 1 0 .250 .262 .344 .605 6 17 17
?Percy Coleman 20 14 35 32 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .188 .257 .188 .445 1 12 12
*Roger Connor 39 26 111 97 12 20 3 1 1 11 3 14 0 .206 .306 .289 .595 8 22 22
Monte Cross 27 157 601 531 54 135 17 11 4 51 39 63 0 .254 .341 .350 .691 62 131 131
Red Donahue 24 59 183 179 10 33 7 2 1 12 1 4 0 .184 .202 .263 .465 10 49 49
*Klondike Douglass 25 150 654 589 71 174 15 3 6 46 12 53 0 .295 .365 .362 .727 76 125 125
Tommy Dowd 28 151 644 618 86 157 24 5 0 48 42 26 0 .254 .284 .309 .593 54 126 126
?Duke Esper 28 10 29 28 2 8 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 .286 .310 .286 .596 2 8 8
Roy Evans 23 14 37 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 .000 .162 .000 .162 0 12 12
Mike Grady 27 104 425 387 45 95 11 3 7 41 7 28 0 .245 .313 .344 .657 40 87 87
John Grimes 28 4 11 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 .250 .455 .250 .705 1 3 3
Bill Hallman 30 132 534 493 44 103 9 2 0 38 14 33 0 .209 .270 .235 .505 30 110 110
*Dick Harley 24 107 427 379 40 98 6 4 3 32 23 37 0 .259 .342 .319 .661 40 89 89
?Bill Hart 31 55 182 181 13 41 1 2 2 13 4 1 0 .227 .231 .287 .518 12 46 46
Fred Hartman 29 149 626 591 61 161 21 8 2 61 18 26 0 .272 .313 .345 .658 62 124 124
?John Houseman 27 96 358 322 32 70 6 6 0 20 16 29 0 .217 .296 .273 .569 25 80 80
Frank Huelsman 23 2 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 2 2
Bill Hutchison 37 7 23 22 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .273 .304 .364 .668 2 6 6
Bill Kissinger 25 17 47 44 7 13 3 2 0 6 0 3 0 .295 .340 .455 .795 7 14 14
Dan Lally 29 104 426 410 52 103 16 5 2 39 12 9 0 .251 .279 .329 .609 36 87 87
?Con Lucid 23 7 26 21 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 .190 .346 .190 .537 1 6 6
?Mike McDermott 34 16 41 41 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 4 13 13
Ed McFarland 22 83 300 275 30 67 8 7 2 31 4 23 0 .244 .307 .345 .652 29 69 69
Morgan Murphy 30 74 248 241 11 35 2 0 0 10 1 6 0 .145 .169 .154 .323 6 62 62
Willie Sudhoff 22 13 49 48 6 10 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 .208 .224 .229 .454 2 11 11
#Tuck Turner 24 124 518 479 54 125 18 12 2 38 8 36 0 .261 .317 .361 .678 54 103 103
Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Batting

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Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
?Ed Biecher 21 1 12 3 12 12 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 77 4 0 0
*Lou Bierbauer 31 12 5997 1379 5997 5697 819 1521 208 95 33 835 206 267 129 .267 .302 .354 .656 83 2018 15 18
*Kid Carsey 26 7 964 267 964 866 115 184 16 10 1 86 12 76 111 .212 .281 .258 .539 46 223 7 15
?Percy Coleman 20 1 31 12 31 28 2 6 0 0 0 3 0 1 .214 .290 .214 .505 35 6 2 0
*Roger Connor 39 18 8837 1997 8837 7794 1620 2467 441 233 138 1322 244 1002 449 .317 .397 .486 .883 153 3788 38 3
Monte Cross 27 5 1590 392 1590 1375 211 364 42 35 15 176 125 167 100 .265 .352 .379 .731 94 521 18 30
Red Donahue 24 4 282 85 282 267 16 50 9 2 1 23 2 7 25 .187 .211 .247 .458 22 66 1 7
*Klondike Douglass 25 2 924 206 924 812 119 248 21 7 7 78 30 87 15 .305 .384 .374 .759 103 304 17 8
Tommy Dowd 28 7 4020 896 4020 3726 648 1022 111 68 19 382 289 253 200 .274 .322 .356 .678 83 1326 12 29
?Duke Esper 28 8 758 229 758 712 86 168 26 9 2 78 3 39 79 .236 .279 .306 .586 59 218 4 3
Roy Evans 23 1 31 12 31 26 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 5 .115 .258 .115 .373 1 3 0 0
Mike Grady 27 4 998 264 998 890 164 278 47 19 9 152 25 71 40 .312 .382 .438 .820 113 390 29 8
John Grimes 28 1 10 3 10 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .286 .500 .286 .786 112 2 0 0
Bill Hallman 30 10 5013 1105 5013 4587 798 1319 192 63 19 613 167 338 283 .288 .342 .369 .711 91 1694 43 45
*Dick Harley 24 1 383 89 383 330 43 96 6 4 3 35 23 36 .291 .379 .361 .740 97 119 11 6
?Bill Hart 31 6 658 193 658 634 48 129 14 14 4 58 17 15 49 .203 .224 .289 .513 42 183 2 7
Fred Hartman 29 2 758 173 758 698 108 216 25 15 4 87 30 42 11 .309 .361 .405 .766 98 283 14 4
?John Houseman 27 2 338 84 338 293 39 74 9 7 0 25 18 33 3 .253 .344 .331 .675 79 97 8 4
Frank Huelsman 23 1 7 2 7 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714 88 3 0 0
Bill Hutchison 37 9 1422 383 1422 1350 150 291 35 17 12 133 26 71 285 .216 .255 .293 .549 51 396 1 0
Bill Kissinger 25 3 220 72 220 214 24 60 13 3 0 26 1 3 16 .280 .290 .369 .659 73 79 0 3
Dan Lally 29 2 540 128 540 498 80 131 21 7 3 59 12 25 20 .263 .313 .351 .664 82 175 11 6
?Con Lucid 23 5 171 54 171 151 29 36 4 4 0 17 1 14 22 .238 .311 .318 .629 64 48 2 4
?Mike McDermott 34 3 160 58 160 143 18 31 5 4 0 10 1 15 13 .217 .296 .308 .603 59 44 1 1
Ed McFarland 22 3 615 160 615 549 85 143 23 12 5 75 11 38 19 .260 .313 .373 .686 83 205 4 24
Morgan Murphy 30 8 1975 516 1975 1801 234 408 52 11 10 205 52 150 237 .227 .291 .284 .575 54 512 13 11
Willie Sudhoff 22 1 44 11 44 42 7 10 1 0 0 3 0 1 .238 .256 .262 .518 38 11 0 1
#Tuck Turner 24 5 1488 342 1488 1355 274 450 59 38 7 206 52 114 69 .332 .387 .447 .835 116 606 8 11
Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB

1896 / 1898 Batting Statistics